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FUNDAMENTAL CH 46
SEXUALITY
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| SEXUAL HEALTH | REPRESENTS THE INTEGRATION OF THE SOMATIC EMOTIONAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF SEXUAL BEING, IN WAYS THAT ARE POSITIVELY ENRICHING AND THAT ENHANCE PERSONALITY, COMMUNCATION, AND LOVE |
| GENDER IDENTITY | INNER SENSE A PERSON HAS OF BEING MALE, FEMALE, OR NON-BINARY THAT CAN BE THE SAME OR DIFFERENT FROM THE PERSONS BIOLOGICAL SEX |
| GENDER EXPRESSION | HOW A PERSON PRESENTS THEMSELVES TO THE WORLD |
| GENDER DIVERSE | TERM THAT REPRESENTS A WIDE RANGE OF GENDER IDENTITIES THAT VARY FROM EXPECTED DEVELOPMENTAL NORMS; NONBINARY, GENDER QUEER, GENDER FLUID IDENTITIES |
| GENDER DYSPHORIA | CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DISTRESS OR IMPAIRMENT B/C THEIR BIOLOGICAL SEX IS CONTRARY TO THEIR GENDER IDENTITY |
| CISGENDER | GENDER IDENTITY OR ROLE PERFORMANCE MATCHES SOCIETYS EXPECTATION BASED ON BIOLOGICAL SEX |
| TRANSGENDER | " TRANS" MALE -> FEMALE, FEMALE -> MALE |
| GENDER BINARY | MALE OR FEMALE IS NOT THE ONLY GENDERS |
| GENDER FLUID | PERSON WHOSE GENDER IDENTIFICATION AND BEHAVIORS SHIFT FROM TIME TO TIME |
| SEXUAL ORIENTATION | REFERS TO ROMATIC, EMOTIONAL, AFFECTIONATE, OR SEXUAL ATTRACTION TO OTHER POEPLE |
| HETEROSEXUAL | " STRAIGHT", PERSON ATTRACTED TO OPPOSITE SEX |
| GAY (MALES) OR LESBIAN (FEMALE) | PERSON ATTRACTED TO SAME SEX |
| BISEXUAL | PERSON ATTRACTED TO BOTH GENDERS |
| ASEXUAL | LACK OF ROMATIC OR SEXUAL ATTRACTION |
| QUESTIONING | PERSON UNSURE OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION |
| MASTURBATION | PERSON PRACTICING SELF STIMULATION |
| ABSTINENCE | NOT HAVING SEX |
| VOYERURISM | ACHIEVEMENT OF SEXUAL AROUSAL BU LOOKING AT THE BODY OF SOMEONE OTHER THAN THEIR SEXUAL PARTNER |
| SADISM | PRACTICING OF GAINING SEXUAL PLEASURE WHILE INFLICTING ABUSE ON ANOTHER PERSON |
| MASOCHISM | GAINING SEXUAL PLEASURE FROM THE HUMILIATION OF BEING ABUSED |
| SADOMASOCHISM | PRACTICING SADISM AND MASOCHISM TOGETHER |
| PEDOPHILIA | ADULTS GAINING SEXUAL FULFILLMENT BY PERFORMING SEXUAL ACTS W/ CHILDREN |
| FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION | PROCEDURES THAT INTENTIONALLY INJURE OR ALTER FEMALE GENITAL ORGANS FOR NON MEDICAL REASONS |
| MENARCHE | FIRST MENSTRUATION PERIOD |
| MENOPAUSE | CESSATION OF MENSTRUAL ACTIVITY |
| MITTELSCHMERZ | SHARP, CRAMPING PAIN OVER OVULATING OVARY |
| EROGENOUS ZONE | AREAS IN THE BODY THAT WHEN STIMULATED CAUSE SEXIAL AROUSAL OR DESIRE |
| EXCITEMENT | INITIATED BY EROTIC STIMULATION AND AROUSAL |
| PLATEAU | INTENSITY IS MORE THAN EXCITEMENT BUT NOT ENOUGH TO ORGASM |
| ORGASM | CLIMAX AND SEXUAL EXPLOSION OF THE TENSION THAT HAS BEEN BUILDING OVER PRECEDING PHASES |
| RESOLUTION | CHARACTERIZED BY THE RETURN TO THE NORMAL BODY FUNCTIONING PRESET BEFORE EXCITEMENT PHASE |
| SEXUAL TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STI) | INFECTIONS THAT ARE SPREAD PRIMARILY THROUGH SEXUAL CONTACT |
| SEXUAL DYSFUNTION | PROBLEM THAT PREVENTS A PERSON OR COUPLE FROM ENGAGING OR ENJOYING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE OR ORGASM |
| ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (ED) | INABILITY OF A MALE TO ATTAIN OR MAINTAIN AN ERECTION TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT TEHY CANNOT HAVE SATISFACTORY INTERCOURSE |
| SEXUAL HARRASMENT | UNWELCOMED BEHAVIOR THAT IS BASED ON PERSONS SEX OR GENDER |
| QUID PRO QUO | SOMETHING GIVEN OR WITHHELD IN EXCHANGE FOR SOMETHING ELSE |